Then there's head coach Robert Davis and what is quickly becoming the favorite part of the week for the football team.

Haigler is learning a lot from Davis, such as how to lead a football team. Haigler's favorite part is just hearing Davis talk about life away from the field.

"Man, he's just got so many stories,” Haigler said. "They're so good and so interesting. There's never a dull moment around Coach D.”

At age 29, Davis has more life experiences than most people twice his age. While he's no slouch when it comes to football knowledge, it's his love of history that sets him apart from most.

Davis' classroom at Canton High is a museum. A museum of artifacts from various cultures and various time periods dedicated to his great-great uncle, Dewey Bickel. Bickel didn't have a family but was an educator to people, something Davis wants to be, too.

Each artifact has a story — a story Davis is never shy to tell. Pieces that range from both World Wars to the Civil War to a piece of the Roman Coliseum to stuff that is antique to kids today, such as Atari.

"I want kids to love history, to have a passion for it,” Davis said. "I want them to experience history. What better way than to touch it?”

Davis doesn't let his students touch any artifact on the first day of school, but then he gradually lets them touch what they want as long as they keep working hard.

Davis' journey began when he was a student at Cashion High. As a freshman, Davis weighed only 100 pounds.

Coaches had told him for years he was too small for football, but there was one person who believed in Davis.

Former Cashion football coach D.L. Robertson watched Davis practice one time and knew he had found someone special.

"His work ethic is incredible,” said Robertson, now an assistant at Cashion. "He's so driven to succeed, and nothing will stop him.